The Daily Populous

Saturday December 14th, 2019 evening edition

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Moreover, says Tatar, the story "also teaches young girls how to deal with the idea of marrying young and being in an arranged marriage."

To a girl of, say, 13, a man who has gone through puberty is basically a huge, scary, smelly beast.

"It was a story that sent…a beautiful message about the power of love and the importance of valuing character," says Tatar.

I don't think Madame de Beaumont emphasized this, but the monster is a projection of our own anxieties.

BATB takes its place alongside other classic examples of outcasts (a trait over which Belle and the beast bond in the live-action version).

Part of the message, Tatar says, is "recognizing also that the monster out there isn't necessarily the one to be feared.

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Baby boomers are more sensitive than millennials, according to the largest-ever study on narcissism

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But when the researchers looked at generation-specific trends, they noticed that overall, older generations were more sensitive than younger generations.

A new study suggests that, contrary to popular belief, millennials aren't more sensitive than the baby boomer generation.

The study including nearly 750 people, published December 10 in the journal Psychology and Aging, is the largest study of narcissism to date. »

Trump Campaign Bizarrely Edits His Head Onto Greta Thunberg's Body on Her Time Cover — "How truly childlike & embarrassing to this country," one Twitter user responded

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Melania Trump Thinks Greta Thunberg Had POTUS Attack Coming

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Earlier this week, Donald Trump, who is very busy and important, took some time out of his schedule to attack a 16-year-old girl.

Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend!

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Facebook ads are spreading lies about anti-HIV drug PrEP. The company won't act

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Advocates fear such ads could roll back decades of hard-won progress against HIV/Aids and are calling on Facebook to change its policies.

That ad, which runs on Instagram as well as Facebook, is paid for by the Virginia law firm KBA Attorneys.

“Any misinformation to the contrary is likely bad for public health, especially communities hardest hit like gay men in the US.”. »